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Whatâ's the catch (apart from the extraordinarily underpowered internals)? There appears to be
none. These are factory seconds or items which have failed quality control tests. They may or may
not come with original packaging, and they ship from Hong Kong. Sound risky? C'mon. They're $37.

As part of a two-week workshop on wearable, interactive responses to climate change, Brazilian
designers Martina Pagura and Pedro Nakazato Andrade created the W/Air, an oxygen-filtering breathing
“necklace” that removes carbon dioxide from the air, stores it in a battery-like device, and
then converts it into electricity for later use.

Last week, San Francisco supervisors approved requirements that cellphone retailers report how much
radiation their phones emit. In response, the wireless industry's trade association, the CTIA, has
canceled all of its future SF-based tradeshows. And there are signs these concerns could expand
beyond cellphones.

Today’s and tomorrow’s GPS navigation units go beyond these core features. So here’s a peek
at some current trends and upcoming ones to look for in case you’re saving or shopping for a
roadworthy upgrade.

A recycled jetliner produces tons of metal and millions of dollars in parts, but a mistake could
cost hundreds of lives. Here's how the company that salvaged the plane from "Lost" does its
destructive business.